Marc Marquez on battle with Pedro Acosta: ‘I said I’m going to “switch on”’
Marc Marquez𒊎 heads into this weekend’s Portuguese MotoGP with two top five finishes🦹 from Qatar.
The second of those results for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez came after a battle with MotoGP rookie 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pedro Acosta, who announced﷽ hi♓s arrival in the premier class by overtaking the eight-time world champion at the Qatar grand prix.
Marquez eventually came back through on Acosta afte🧸r the KTM rider ran wide with a few laps to go.
That started a drop in grip for Acosta as he slid frꦡom fourth to ninth place, while Marquez instead closed in on Jorge Martin for the final spot on the podium.
Speaking in the Gresini garage post-race, Marquez✅ said: “I saw myself on the podium! I went for it but r💟an out of front tyre.
“When I passed Acosta I said ‘I’m goi🐬ng to “switch on”’ because i🌺f not I’m going to fall behind and I saw that there were like eight laps to go.”
In both the sprint and the grand prix Marquez was only🍰 third best on the Ducati to Martಌin and reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia.
A stunning debut for the Spaniard aboard his GP23 Ducati, Marquez was beaming with joy when he returned t༒o hi💯s pit box.
🅷The former Honda rider, who last won a race in 2022, was asked about his pace after a team member said: “Up until the last two laps you were going fast.
Marquez responded by saying: “Yes, the last ten laps; if I tried to reduce the time bꦍ♏y even 0.2s or 0.3s I’d use the front tyre too much and I wouldn’t finish on this track.”
Marquez also had a funny interaction with a team member when he was asked about his pre-♛race statement, where Marquez said challenging for the top five would be the main aim.
Gresin♔i member: “You said to me that𒁃 if we’re in the top five in Qatar…
Marquez added: “Yes, we’re good.”
